Miles O'Malley Instrument Maker - A Documentary Short

This is the story of how the world sounds different because somebody—in fact, almost everybody—told Miles O’Malley that it couldn’t.

Gifted with an inventor’s curiosity and an entrepreneur’s spirit, Miles ventured as a teenager into the world of instrument making with a healthy irreverence for tradition. And at every turn, he found himself discouraged by an industry utterly committed to the dubious merits of sticking to the ways things are usually done.

But the great ones have never been satisfied with the way things are. So, Miles O’Malley set out to turn his imagination into a wildly unexpected way of blending authenticity and ingenuity.

In an old Chicago manufacturing plant that serves as a symbol of what’s possible, he’s designed an extraordinary space that’s equal parts instrument-making workshop, ideas laboratory, and educational YouTube studio.

And at the nexus of all three, Miles O’Malley is forging something so special that history might just remember it forever—and forget those who thought the status quo was good enough.

Miles O'Malley Instrument Maker
A Documentary Short

Directed by Ian Scott Pullens

Presented by
Music & Arts
An Ampersound Production

With support from
Blessing Brass and St. Louis Music

Produced by:
Phil Baughman
Ian Scott Pullens
Melissa Reyes
Owen Rye

Edited by
Owen Rye

Cinematography by
Jake Cross
Ian Scott Pullens
Owen Rye

Music By
Chad McCullough

Motion Graphics
Ian Scott Pullens

Additional Footage & Photography:
Phil Baughman
Reed Capshaw
James Hampson
Miles O'Malley
Doug Woolverton

Additional Support:
RHED Pixel

Special Thanks:
Eileen Chambers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Craig Denny
Jay Friedman
Erin Gang
Brian Imel
Aaron Lovelady

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